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Household type

In Shoalhaven City Council, 59.0% of people aged 35 to 44 years were in couples with children households.

Shoalhaven City Council's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators.

People form different types of households at different stages in life, so this varies enormously by age group in all areas. This topic is useful, however, in comparing the types of households formed by each age group relative to the benchmark. For instance, in some areas, children may mostly live in couple families, while in others they are mainly in one-parent families. Are elderly parents still living with their extended family or do they have empty nester households?

To continue building the story, Shoalhaven City Council's Household Types should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Type.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Shoalhaven City Council - 35 to 44 years20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%New South WalesNumber%New South Wales2016 to 2021
Couples with children6,43859.062.45,79160.162.5+647
Couples without children1,0759.812.08068.411.2+269
One parent families1,59514.610.11,52015.810.4+75
Other families540.50.7600.60.7-6
Group household2152.02.71741.82.9+41
Lone person7336.77.47527.87.3-19
Visitor only / Other non classifiable households8047.44.75355.65.0+269
Total people in private dwellings10,914100.0100.09,638100.0100.0+1,276
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types of people aged 35 to 44 years in Shoalhaven City Council in 2021 compared to New South Wales, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 35 to 44 years in couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion in one-parent families. Overall, 59.0% of people aged 35 to 44 years were in couple families with child(ren), and 14.6% were in one-parent families, compared with 62.4% and 10.1% respectively for New South Wales.

There was a lower proportion of people aged 35 to 44 years in lone person households and a lower proportion in couples without children. Overall, the proportion of people aged 35 to 44 years in lone person households was 6.7% compared to 7.4% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 9.8% compared to 12.0% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

The number of people aged 35 to 44 years in households in Shoalhaven City increased by 1,276 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types for people aged 35 to 44 years in Shoalhaven City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+647 persons)
  • Couples without children (+269 persons)
  • Visitor only / Other non classifiable households (+269 persons)
  • One parent families (+75 persons)

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